Author: Fioney Staff
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February Jobs Numbers Come In Low, Adding Just 20,000
Recent months have shown official job numbers well-exceeding economists expectations — but that was not the case in February. While estimates reported by CNN Business anticipated that data would show the U.S. economy added 180,000 jobs during the shortest month of the year, the Labor Department announced that it actually only added 20,000. That marks…
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U.S. Trade Deficit Rises to New Record in 2018
Over the past year one of the biggest financial and economic stories has been President Trump’s use of tariffs on goods from China and other countries. Even before becoming President, then-candidate Trump frequently railed against the trade deficits we hold with various nations. However, despite efforts to curtail these deficits, new figures show that they…
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Coinbase and XRP Come Off Week of Controversies
In the week since the Coinbase Pro announced it was adding XRP to its platform, controversy has surrounded both the exchange and the asset in question. Between criticisms about one of Coinbase’s acquisitions to questions about what role Ripple played it the platform listing XRP, both companies have found themselves on the defensive. Starting with…
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Southwest’s Hawaiian Entry Tanks Competitor’s Stock
After years of waiting, Southwest Airlines is officially headed to Hawaii. Thanks to the longer range of the Boeing 737 MAX 8s that the budget airline has added to its fleet, travelers will soon be able to catch flights from Oakland and San Jose to Honolulu and Kahului. What’s more these flights saw prices start…
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FTC Reports Funds Lost to Fraud Rose in 2018
Do you know how to spot a scam? While certain forms of fraud such as the famous inhertance advance fee scheme e-mails may not fool many these days, it seems that thieves are still finding ways to take advantage of unsuspecting adults. In fact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that reports of fraud and…
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Top 10 Personal Finance Articles of the Month — February 2019
It’s time again for my favorite feature here on Dyer News: a look at my top 10 personal finance articles of the month. This month we start off with some unique money perspectives as bloggers look at how personal finance can impact your happiness, anxiety, and more. Then we’ll take a look at some tips…
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A Look at FinTech’s “Minotaurs”
Have you ever encountered a minotaur? Well, a minotaur company, that is? Just as the name “unicorn” has become a popular term for private companies valued at more than a billion dollars, Axios has coined the term “minotaur” to describe startups who have raised upwards of one billion in funding. In all the site found…
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2018 GDP Growth Comes Up Short of 3% Goal
For most of us 2018 is already far in the rear-view mirror as we motor through 2019. Of course, following the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce’s release of 2018 gross domestic product (GDP) figures today, those who keep an eye on the U.S. economy are finding themselves forced to…
